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The village was built some 25 years ago by the present Sahm-ud Dauleh
(Yar Muhammad) and called after him. It is walled all round and con
tains about 100 families of Eazis, and is surrounded by a number of gardens
and vineyards. The Maneh district commences here. Temperature at 4 p.m.
78° (October).— (C. E. Yate, 1894.)
MUHAMMADABAD (No. 8)—A small village at the eastern end of the Dasht-
i-Shaughan, about 28 miles south-west of Bujnurd and to the north of the
road from Shaughan to Bujnurd.— [Schindler.)
MUHAMMADABAD (No. 9)—
A village in the province of Astarabad on the road from Astarabad town to
the river Kara Su. It is surrounded by a deep ditch, and has a mud tower
in he centre, pierced wi: h loopholes for musketry. It is on the skirts of the
forest borde'ing on the steppe.— [Holmes.)
MUHAMMADABAD (No. 10)—
A small village in the Armian sub-district of Shahrud Bustam, 8 miles
from Maiamai to the south-west.— [Schindler.)
MUHAMMADABAD (No. 11)—
A village in Khorasan, 45 miles east of Tun, on the road to Birjand.
There is water and also supplies here.— [MacGregor.)
MUHAMMADABAD (No. 12)—
A small village in Khorasan, on the road from Tabas to Nishapur, and
about 40 miles north of the former town. It lies close to the village of
Pashneh Dt-ran.— [Stewart.)
MUHAMMADABAD (No. 13)— Elev. 3,953—(Napier).
A village in Khorasan, about 52 miles north-west of Birjand.
It contains 250 families, all ’Arabs, and owners of considerable herds of
cattle. The little cultivation here is chiefly cotton. There is a water
course running past this place, the water of which is at the end of the sum
mer very salt, and at all times is brackish .—[Forbes ; Ferrier.)
Muhammadabad is about 40 miles from Khizri on the road to Biiiand.—
[H. D. Napier.)
MUHAMMADABAD (No. 14)—
A \illage containing 20 families between hdshapur and Qadamgah in
Khorasan.—(//. M. Temple.)
MUHAMMADABAD (No. 15)—
A small village in the Zirkuh buliik of Kain, 51 miles north of Tabas on
the KLaf road and 6 miles from Ahangaran. It has little cultivation of
giain but several gardens and vineyards, and a small kdtiz of good water ;
lire road tlM production of grains is about 300 kharwdrs, and of raisin
about 100 kharwdrs. Th:re arc 60 cattle, 60 donkeys, 500 sheep and
goats, practicable for camels. This section is the only one that presents
any difficulties for wheeled transport between Khaf and Duruh.— (Keyes ;
’Abbas ’AH ) \ . v >